Comments and predictions for Parma vs Napoli: Keeping the top spot

Latest Parma vs Napoli team information

Napoli will be without Stanislav Lobotka and centre-back Alessandro Buongiorno – both injured after being brought on before they were fully fit. Juan Jesus is also absent, so Mathias Olivera will continue at centre-back.

Billy Gilmour will replace Lobotka in midfield, alongside Scott McTominay – who has had at least 15 goal involvements this season, an unprecedented achievement for a midfielder new to Serie A in the past 14 years.

The attack line is still the Lukaku - Raspadori pair, with both of them in good form. Raspadori has scored in two consecutive matches since being in the starting lineup thanks to tactical adjustments due to injury.

Parma are without a number of key players: Alessandro Vogliacco, Valentin Mihaila, Yordan Osorio, Gabriel Charpentier and Lautaro Valenti (suspended). Veteran striker Milan Djuric – who just scored against Empoli – could start in place of Bonny or Pellegrino.

In midfield, Nahuel Estevez and Adrian Bernabe are still racing against time to recover, but if they can play, they will only be on the bench.

Latest expected lineup for Parma vs Napoli

Parma:
Suzuki; Del Prato, Leoni, Balogh; Hainaut, Hernani, Keita, Sohm, Valeri; Pellegrino, Bonny

Napoli:
Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Olivera, Spinazzola; Politano, Anguissa, Gilmour, McTominay; Raspadori, Lukaku

Latest football commentary Parma vs Napoli

Napoli travel to Parma’s Tardini Stadium this weekend with a clear objective: to take all three points and take a big step towards the Scudetto. Despite being held to a 2-2 draw by Genoa in the previous round – a game in which they took the lead twice through Lukaku and Raspadori – Napoli are still top of the table, one point ahead of Inter Milan.

The draw ended Antonio Conte's run of four straight wins without conceding a goal. However, the decision is still in their hands: if Napoli win both of their remaining games against Parma and Cagliari, they will be champions regardless of Inter's result. Even if they draw one of the two games and Inter win both, the two teams will have to play a playoff for the title.

Napoli have won their last two away games without conceding, and will be looking for a third successive away win, as Inter take on in-form Como.

However, they cannot underestimate Parma – a team struggling to avoid relegation and has repeatedly caused difficulties for the big teams at home this season. In the last 14 head-to-head matches at Parma in Serie A, each team has won 6 matches – showing a remarkable balance.

Parma are now just four points above the relegation zone with just two rounds left in the season, after two consecutive defeats to Juventus and Empoli. The defeat to Empoli was particularly bitter as they lost a man in the first half due to Valenti's red card.

However, under the leadership of Cristian Chivu, Parma are still a tough team at home, having beaten Lazio, Bologna, Juventus and held Inter to a 2-2 draw at the Tardini. Another surprise against Napoli could help them officially stay in the league.

Latest Parma vs Napoli score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Parma vs Napolias follows:

• Sportsmole:Parma 0-1 Napoli

• WhoScore:Parma 0-2 Napoli
• Our newspaper predicts:Parma 0-1 Napoli

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